Ensis
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A genus of razor-clams, of the family
Solenidæ
, including those species in which the hinge-teeth are several and the shell is curved.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
a genus of bivalve mollusks consisting of razor clams.
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noun.
razor clams
Word Usage
"The specific label jamaicensis is named for Jamaica, the country, and from the Latin ensis (which means belonging to a place)."
Hypernym
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mollusk genus
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genus